The Vicious Circle of Blackouts and Revenue Collection in Developing Economies: Evidence from Ghana
Abstract
As reliable electricity is needed to form and sustain successful businesses, power is critically important for economic growth, especially for developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. In urban areas where most residences and businesses are connected to the power grid, utilities that are hampered by revenue shortfalls must implement load shedding, or rolling blackouts, to meet rising demand. In working paper 1809, PERC Professor Steven Puller, PERC Graduate Fellow Brittany Street and co-authors Belinda Yebuah-Dwamena and James Dzansi investigate whether revenue shortfalls from low bill collection rates contribute to a negative feedback loop that results in power supply shortages and a weaker electric utility.
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Citation
Puller, Steven; Street, Brittany; Yebuah-Dwamena, Belinda; Dzansi, James (2019). The Vicious Circle of Blackouts and Revenue Collection in Developing Economies: Evidence from Ghana. Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /199349.